# On the geometry of carbon nanostructures formed at reaction of organic compounds at high pressure and temperature

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the formation of long carbon nanostructures during the detonation of high explosives containing carbon, revealing their presence and evolution within the reaction zone through analysis of electric conductivity data.

## Contribution

It provides evidence for the formation and spatial distribution of carbon nanostructures during explosive detonation, linking electric conductivity behavior to nanostructure development.

## Key findings

- Long carbon nanostructures are present in explosive detonation products.
- These structures form in the chemical peak region and evolve along the detonation wave.
- The presence of nanostructures correlates with high carbon mass fractions.

## Abstract

Based on the analysis of the data on the behavior of electric conductivity at the detonation of condensed high explosives (HEs) with the composition CHNO and the carbon mass fraction higher than 0.1, the conclusion was made of the presence of long carbon nanostructures. These structures penetrate all the space of reacting HE. The structures are formed already in the chemical peak region, and they evolve along the detonation wave.